Starting dialysis is dangerous: how do we balance the risk? | Zendy

Christopher W. McIntyre | Zendy; Steven J. Rosansky | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Starting dialysis is dangerous: how do we balance the risk?

Author(s) -

Christopher W. McIntyre,

Steven J. Rosansky

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

kidney international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.499

H-Index - 276

eISSN - 1523-1755

pISSN - 0085-2538

DOI - 10.1038/ki.2012.133

Subject(s) - dialysis , intensive care medicine , dialysis therapy , balance (ability) , medicine , uremia , vulnerability (computing) , clinical practice , surgery , physical therapy , computer science , computer security

Recent studies of timing of dialysis initiation have challenged the recent trend to earlier initiation of therapy. The observed outcomes though are a consequence of the balance between the risks of advanced uremia versus the inherent dangers relating to dialysis therapy itself. Many of these risks are inherent in how dialysis treatment is currently carried out, and may indeed be amenable to mitigation, through refinement of clinical practice (and potentially modality choice). This article aims to lay out a discussion relating to patient outcomes being the composite result of this balance, pivoting on the vulnerability of a particular patient to these attendant risks.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research